Wansbeck Estuary surf break

Wansbeck Estuary surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 BST
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Wansbeck Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wansbeck Estuary sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today?

The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
0.4
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
39
35
35
34
22
22
22
37
100
23
150
127
108
108
81
54
6
6
6
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:32AM4.53m
4:59PM4.63m
5:18AM4.49m
5:51PM4.48m
6:06AM4.39m
6:46PM4.23m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.11m
11:17PM0.30m
11:40AM0.09m
00:05AM0.53m
12:32PM0.19m
00:55AM0.81m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
8
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
13
13
11
12
11
12
14
14
15
15
13
13
4
5
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
3
5
7
10
10
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
54
54
39
35
35
34
22
17
22
22
23
23
13
127
108
108
81
54
39
19
13
5
5
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
22
13
13
13
13
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
6
6
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.1
SE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
2
11
22
19
21
13
37
100
139
150
189
1
2
1
2
3
5
9
7
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
38
12
268
310
318
318
318
16
413
318
389
128
128
11
11
11
9
16
223
281
261
221
183
221
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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